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- 1Ed Miliband admits Labour was wrong on Gaza▼‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is telling Labour's conference that critics of the party's position on Gaza 'were right', in an explicit admission that Labour was wrong. He is expected to pair the acknowledgement with a promise of change, telling delegates the party is 'not here to accept the status quo but to change it'. The remarks mark a notable break from Labour's earlier stance on the conflict.
- 2Andy Burnham to signal end of pension triple lock▼BREAKING: Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the state pension triple lock in his conference speech tomorrow [ @Te
Andy Burnham is set to signal the end of the state pension triple lock in his Labour conference speech, according to a Telegraph report circulating widely in UK political circles. The triple lock guarantees annual pension rises linked to the highest of inflation, earnings growth or 2.5%. Any move away from it would be highly contentious, affecting millions of pensioners and likely provoking a fierce debate within the party.
- 3Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir NHS contract●Surprise Report: "Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links". The motion, put
Labour's annual conference has blocked a motion, put forward by the Socialist Health Association and three constituency parties, that urged the government to cancel a £330 million NHS contract with data analytics firm Palantir. The motion criticised the company over its links to the Israeli army. Party leadership control over conference business drew criticism from left-wing members.
- 4David Miliband reportedly says Labour got Palestine wrong●Millipede has apparently told the Labour Party conference that Starmer’s govt got Palestine wrong. So apart from the adm
David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary, is reported to have told the Labour Party conference that Keir Starmer's government got its policy on Palestine wrong. Commenters are asking what follows from the admission, including whether the ban on Palestine Action could be lifted and why so few in the parliamentary party challenged Starmer's line publicly.
- 5Ed Miliband Voices Pro-Palestine Anger at Labour Conference●Ed Miliband Affirms Pro-Palestine Outrage at Labour Conference
Ed Miliband, the UK Energy Secretary, has publicly aligned himself with anger over the government's Palestine policy while attending the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He affirmed criticisms of the government's stance on Gaza, putting him at odds with Downing Street and highlighting continued divisions within Labour over the conflict.
- 6Pensioners arrested protesting at Burnham's Labour conference●Report: Merseyside police arrest pensioners at Burnham’s First Labour Conference One 94-yo Jewish protestor: “Whatever M
Merseyside police arrested elderly demonstrators, including a 94-year-old Jewish protester, at Andy Burnham's first Labour conference. The protester criticised David Miliband-era positioning, saying whatever Miliband said about the illegal occupation of the West Bank, he did not call it a genocide and did not ban all arms to Israel. The arrests of pensioners at a party event have drawn attention and criticism.